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Everyday Life of a Soldier on Hadrian´s Wall
Paul Elliot
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Hardcover. What would life have been like as a Roman soldier on Hadrian's Wall? Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 black and white images, 34 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles...What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Hadrian's Wall? Follow the life of one man, a Tungrian soldier, through recruitment, training, garrison duty and war. Focussing on a single point in time and one fort on the Wall, we explore every aspect of military life on this bleak and remote frontier. Where was he born? What did he spend his money on? How did he fight? What did he eat? Did he have lice or fleas? Archaeology and the accounts of ancient writers come together ... Read more
Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles...What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Hadrian's Wall? Follow the life of one man, a Tungrian soldier, through recruitment, training, garrison duty and war. Focussing on a single point in time and one fort on the Wall, we explore every aspect of military life on this bleak and remote frontier. Where was he born? What did he spend his money on? How did he fight? What did he eat? Did he have lice or fleas? Archaeology and the accounts of ancient writers come together ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781553640
SKU
V9781781553640
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About Paul Elliot
Paul Elliott has a degree in ancient history and archaeology and writes books on military history. Previous titles include The Last Legionary: Life as a Roman Soldier in Britain AD 400, Warrior Cults: A History of Magical, Mystical and Murderous Organisations and Vietnam: Conflict and Controversy. He has also written articles on Roman military history for Ancient Warfare magazine. Elliot ... Read more
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